New York State Project 2015

1. George E. Pataki, GovernorNeal Lane Acting DirectorNew York State Office for the Aging New York StateProject 2015 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices Institute for Health Policy Advisors September 5, 2003

2. New York StatePROJECT 2015 PREPARING FOR THE IMPACT OF MAJOR DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES

3. TODAY – • The Landscape • The Issue – Major demographic changes • New York’s Planning Process ( & Some Results) • Next Steps

4. The Landscape

5. The Issue: Major Demographic Changes • Aging • Greater Numbers of Elders • Age 85+ -- Significant Growth

6. Changing Age Structure-New York [Source: Project 2015 – New York’s Changing Demographics” Robert Scardamalia, Chief Demographer, Empire State Development. Derived from Cornell Institute for Social & Economic Research.]

8. The Issue: Major Demographic Changes • Diversity • People on the Move- • Immigration • Migration • Ethnicity and Language • Family Structure

9. Diversity – People on the MoveIMMIGRATION • Immigration – major factor in stable/slightly increasing population size in New York. • About 100,000 immigrants arrive in New York every year

10. Diversity – People on the MoveMIGRATION [Source: Robert Scardamalia, Chief Demographer, Empire State Development, 2002]

11. DIVERSITY – ETHNICITY AND RACE New York State: 1990-2000 Population Change (all ages) Upstate NY +37.6% 5 counties - Suburban NYC +49.2% New York City +22.8%

12. Diversity -LANGUAGE Today - 2.3 million New Yorkers are not proficient in speaking English The 2.3 million: • 51% speak Spanish. • 29% speak Indo-European languages. • 17% speak Asian languages.

13. Married Couple Families – Married couple families with children – Single person households – Non-Traditional Households – Diversity -FAMILY STRUCTURE (2000)

14. New York becoming older, more diverse United States becoming older, more diverse Demographic Summary

15. NEW YORK STATE PROJECT 2015 A Planning Process Using Existing Resources

16. THE STORY STARTS1998 Focus on: The Baby Boomers First Effort -- NYS Office for the Aging State Society on Aging of NYS Publication – 2015: The Future of Aging in New York State: Articles and Briefs for Discussion

17. THE STORY CONTINUES2002 Governor Pataki Broadened the Scope -- Government-Wide Planning Effort Major Demographic Trends

18. Advocate’s Office for Persons with Disabilities Aging Agriculture and Markets Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services Banking Department Budget Council on Children and Families Office of Children and Family Services Civil Service Consumer Protection Board Correctional Services Education Empire State Development Employee Relations Environmental Conservation General Services Health Housing and Community Renewal Insurance Labor Mental Health Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Motor Vehicles Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Public Service Commission Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled Commission Real Property Services State Emergency Management Office State Police State University of New York Department of State Taxation and Finance Technology Temporary and Disability Assistance Transportation Veterans’ Affairs PROJECT 2015 36 CABINET-LEVEL AGENCIES

19. Project 2015 -- Organization • Governor’s Office Director of State Operations Program Associate • NYSOFA Director Management Team • 36 Agencies Commissioners Designees

20. Project 2015: 9 – Month Process Kick-Off Meeting . . . . . . . . Agency Commissioners Monthly Group Meetings . . . Agency Project Designees 3 – Part Written Brief . . . . . . Each Agency Briefs Compiled . . . . . . . . . . White Paper Governor’s Symposium . . . . Commissioners Designees Project Staff

21. PROJECT 2015 Primary Planning Activity: 3-Part Written Brief by each agency

22. THE BRIEFSPrimary Planning Tasks • INTERNAL SCAN – Each agency: Assess the impact of New York’s changing demographics on your agency’s: Mission Products / Services Constituency Make-Up Operations

23. THE BRIEFSPrimary Planning Tasks • PRIORITIZATION – Each Agency: Select the three top issue areas identified from its internal scan

24. THE BRIEFSPrimary Planning Tasks • ACTION STEPS – Each Agency: Define action steps for next 5 – 7 years to address priority issue areas Specify anticipated outcomes

25. THE BRIEFS • Each Brief -- • Reflects its agency's own mission and function. • Stands alone as basis for action. • The 36 Briefs Together -- • One unified policy document. • A practical framework for NY to prepare • for the future.

26. Product – Policy White Paper PROJECT 2015: State Agencies Prepare for the Impact of an Aging New York White Paper for Discussion

27. Should You ConsiderNew York’sPlanning Process?

28. RESULTS (Qualitative) • State Workforce • Focus • Motivation • Creativity • Sense of their part in the “corporation” • Public • Refreshing – positive & engaging

29. RESULTS -- 36 Briefs • ACTION STEPS -- 2 Overarching Themes: • QUALITY of LIFE • Affecting the INDIVIDUAL resident • STATEWIDE VITALITY • Affecting the STATE as a WHOLE

30. RESULTS -- 36 Briefs • Four COMMON THREADS – • Optimal Fit: • Assure that government’s • goods & services • match citizens’ diverse needs and traits • Collaboration: • How to better plan and work together

31. RESULTS – 36 Briefs Four COMMON THREADS – • Technology: Recognition of growing use, benefits, and limitations • The Workforce: Many growing issues

32. RESULTS • Very successful: • 36 Agencies -- • Intentionally working in tandem • Toward a common goal • Identifying New York's direction for the • coming years

33. RESULTS • Common bond, common goal • Engagement – Move from skepticism to enthusiasm • Awareness – Inter-connections among agencies Overlap of policies and issue areas • Understanding -- Value of involving other agencies

34. OUTCOME • STATE AGENCIES -- • Action Steps: • Implemented by individual agencies • Collaborations: • Traditional and Non-traditional

35. OUTCOME • COMMUNITY LEVEL -- • Training & resource materials -- AAA’s • Community planning activities

36. OUTCOME – Aging Specific • Affect Rates of Disability • Build and Strengthen Caregiver Services • Retain/Attract Young Elders • Capitalize on Elders as a Resource • A Systems Approach on Housing • Reform & Strengthen Adult Protective Services • LTC Reform • Aging & Family Policy • Retain • Support & Partner • Early Identification & Intervention • Build Community/Neighborhood Capacity & Responsibility • Emphasis on Independence, not Dependence

37. NEXT STEPS Continue to make Project 2015 a living process • 2003 – ID & Formalize State Agency Collaborations • 2003-4 – Support Community Planning • Receive and incorporate community input • Results from 2 & 3 to be incorporated in policy and program shifts • And…….Stay tuned

38. We’ve Heard From… • Interest from other states • Interest from national organizations • Resource Materials: • For consultation • For replication • Publication: • Project 2015: A Guide to • New York State Government’s • Planning Process

39. THANK YOU

40. Project 2015 Consultation Available New York State Government’s Planning Initiative Project Principals Vera Prosper, Ph.D. Jennifer Rosenbaum (518) 474-4382 (518) 473-4936 Jennifer.rosenbaum@ofa.state.ny.us Vera.prosper@ofa.state.ny.us

41. Web info Project 2015: Web address: http://aging.ny.us/index.htm At the Web site, Click on “Explore Aging on the left toolbar. Click on “Project 2015” on the right toolbar.

42. Web info • Project 2015: State Agencies Prepare for the Impact of an Aging New York - White Paper for Discussion • Project 2015: The Future of Aging In New York State - Articles and Briefs for Discussion • Project 2015: New York State Population Characteristics by County • Demographic Projections to 2025

43. Work Group Meeting February 20, 2002 ESP, Concourse Meeting Room 6 *Project Overview *Questions: Address Deliverables/Time Line *Materials and Preparation for Agency Work Plan and Brief Part I. Agency Work Plan Due 3-1-02 *Use Format Provided Brief Part I Status Report Due 3-20-02 Work Group Meeting March 27, 2002 ESP, Concourse Meeting Room 6 *Review Progress *Share Preliminary Results of Brief Part I Brief Part I: Internal Scan Due 4-16-02 *Use Format Provided Work Group Meeting April 26, 2002 ESP, Concourse Meeting Room 6 *Review Findings *Discuss Prioritization Methods Brief Part II: Prioritization Results Due 5-15-02 *Use Format Provided Work Group Meeting May 22, 2002 ESP, Concourse Meeting Room 6 *Share Prioritization Results *Discuss Response Plans & Outcome Indicators Brief Part III: Response Plans & Outcome Indicators Due 6-18-02 *Use Format Provided Governor’s Office Review of Brief Parts I & II 5/15 – 5/22 PROJECT 2015 Governor’s Symposium Oct., 2002 *Participating State Agencies Present White Paper to the Governor’s Office *Plan Next Steps Work Group Meeting June 25, 2002 ESP, Concourse Meeting Room 6 *Share Response Plans & Outcomes Indicators *Discuss Symposium Preparation Governor’s Office Review of Completed 3-Part Briefs 6/25 – 7/20 Work Group Meeting July 24, 2002 ESP, Concourse Meeting Room 6 *Review Feedback from Governor’s Office *Continue Symposium Preparation NYSOFA and GOER Sept., 2002 *Symposium Preparation Finalized Briefs Ready for Production Due 8-9-02 Project 2015 – State Agency Briefing Paper Preparation Process (Project 2015 Work Plan)